The traditional virtue story of the Chinese nation

Cock crow and practice sword-diligence and self-discipline

This short story is from Biography of Zu Ti in the Book of Jin. Zu Ti in Jin Dynasty was an open-minded and ambitious person. But he was a naughty boy when he was a child and didn't like reading. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without studying, so he began to study hard. He read widely and studied history carefully, so he began to study hard. I read books extensively and studied history seriously, from which I learned a wealth of knowledge and made great progress in my study. He has been in and out of Luoyang, Kyoto for many times, and people who have contacted him say that Zu Ti is a talented person who can assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, he was recommended as a lawyer, but he didn't agree. He still studies tirelessly.

Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kunyi became the main book of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun have deep feelings. They not only share the same bed, but also share the same lofty ideal: to make contributions, revitalize the state of Jin and become a pillar of the country.

Once, in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the cock crow in his sleep. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Everyone else thinks it's unlucky to hear a rooster crow in the middle of the night. I don't think so. How about we get up and practice swords when we hear chickens crow in the future? " Liu Kun readily agreed. So every day after the rooster crows, he gets up to practice his sword, and the light of the sword flies and the sound of the sword is sonorous. Spring goes to winter, cold goes to summer, and it never stops. Many things happen. After long and arduous study and training, they finally became generalists who can write good articles and lead troops to win the battle. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country. Liu Kun became the commander-in-chief in charge of military affairs in Hebei and Youzhou, and also gave full play to his literary talent and military talent.

From this comes the idiom "smell the chicken and dance", which describes energetic and promising, and also means that people with lofty ideals should cheer up in time. Students, we are now in the golden age of mastering knowledge, and schools and teachers have created a superior learning environment for us. "Young people will be sad if they don't work hard." Let's cherish the good time in front of us, learn the spirit of "smelling chickens and dancing" like Zu Ti and Liu Kun, and work hard to build a better tomorrow for our motherland!